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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1425825188' post='2711077'] why would i want to do that.. she's a girl who plays bass. [/quote] Because you said you posted based on playing ability with no agenda behind it, therefore gender is irrelevant. If you had this thread would be a lot shorter [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1425823318' post='2711056'] good god why is it when you post a woman playing bass there must an agenda behind it. i posted it purely on her playing. I'm sure there are many better bassists out there.. i just happen to like her playing. [/quote] In which case maybe change the thread title to 'check this [i]bassist[/i] out' .

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_bdi2000.htm This looks interesting, good reviews and cheap.

I heard if you have a reverse headstock it's better for the B, as more of the string is unwound. Not sure of the truth of it though.

No cover, but I've still got the plastic bag my combo was wrapped in inside its box. I'm just careful with it.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425380254' post='2706636'] Mac, you need to find out what the freq band is on your amp's mid control. What's the amp? [/quote] Peavey Vypyr VIP 3

It's on an amp. When I had a graphic EQ I always had a bump at the low Mids, I found the bass cuts through without losing the bottom end or sounding muffled.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425305285' post='2706000'] On a preamp, or an amp? Is this question one that I should assume you are being positive? [/quote] Yup otherwise I would have been asking how to cut the low mids.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1425305033' post='2705995'] MacDaddy has many long-standing problems involving Sticky Toffee pudding, but he doesn't like to talk about them in public. [/quote] We agreed, what happens on tour...

Yup. With my old MM Sub. Just slightly widened the nut for the B string, minor setup adjustment and good to go.

I'm always looking for that one bit of kit which will make everything right. Currently it's all about having as less as possible, hence my Peavey Vypyr VIP 3, which is designed for bass and guitars. If you are skint, ask 'do I need it, and can I afford it'? If money is not an option ask 'is it worth it and will I use it'? Courtesy of Money saving expert.com

Is it possible to boost my low mids, with a 3 band EQ - bass; mid; treble?

I thought Norm was endorsing Trace Elliot when they came back?

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1425029525' post='2703039'] Maybe you are an insufferable ballache ;-) [/quote] Lol [size=4] [/size] [size=4]FWIW I love rehearsals, i hang out with my mates, we play music, then go to the pub. What's not to like?[/size]

You're gonna have to bring it to a Bass bash so I can have a go [size=4] [/size]

Cheers, useful info!

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1424345318' post='2695316'] So after 2 pages we've all learned that some people, to varying degrees, like the Kaiser Chiefs and some don't. And the same for Oasis. I can sleep soundly tonight in that knowledge. [/quote] God bless the internet!

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1424334942' post='2695150'] My own particular frustration is that some particular visual feature of a bass is referred to in a review and there is no pic of it. [/quote] +1

[quote name='Mook' timestamp='1424169479' post='2693299'] Just getting a gripe off my chest......I have been playing bass for many a year now and like to think that my ear is good enough that I can get a close enough approximation of a bassline by listening to it. But I find that now whenever I need to learn a bass part I reach straight for the dodgy youtube clips of people playing the lines. Even if their wrong it gives me the general impression of the line and saves me doing the hard work of working it out by ear. It is way too easy now and I can totally understand why people use them or tabs to learn bass parts, but this has to come at a price when you are learning to play. I have, what limited musical ear I have, because I had no choice but to sit down and pick out a bassline bit by bit which could take weeks. It's a shame that no-one really needs to do this anymore and it can only limit future generations musical ears which is so vital, not just for learning songs but for improvisation and last minute dep work. It's a shame.......that's all. Thanks for listening [/quote] was thinking about this the other day. Before the internet we had to record an LP or single to cassette, then spend time forwarding and rewinding, while trying to work out tuning issues because the tape player was running fast or slow. Nowadays just find some bloke on Youtube to walk you through it.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424111898' post='2692773'] Dance music genres are just as fashion image and scene conscious as rock. Just because you're not tuned into the nuances doesn't mean it's not so. [/quote] Yup, having never been a fan of dance music and it's derivatives I wouldn't know.

[url="http://www.edenamps.com/products/pedals/WTDI.html"]http://www.edenamps....edals/WTDI.html[/url] I was looking at the PJB Bass buddy, and happened across the Eden WTDI. A third of the price, and it does all the Bass buddy does except power a speaker and have an auxiliary volume. It also has a bit of distortion, which the PJB doesn't. Does anyone have or use one?

With Jackson and BC Rich manufacturing outside the USA, and Ibanez and ESP manufacturing outside of Japan, what's there to be snobby about? It's difficult to have brand snobbery when the brand has been devalued.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1423926538' post='2690446'] Er yeah... the EDM scene is massive. You been to a club lately? [/quote] Yes, but at my club periodicals of the day are present, ladies are not permitted and there is a no talking rule. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1423909215' post='2690212'] Dubstep and before that was nu rave. There is a lot of good dance music coming through but it's not on Radio 1. I thought rock was fairly popular again as of last year. [/quote] But were they part of a scene involving music and fashion?